Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Thea Matthews. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
226
Nicole Callihan: "Summer Elegy"
4 min
227
Josh Bell: "The War Against Birthdays"
2 min
228
Louise Imogen Guiney: "Spring"
2 min
229
Sara Teasdale: "Spring Night"
3 min
230
Gary Copeland Lilley: "War"
3 min
231
Katie Condon: "The Insurance Representative Tel...
3 min
232
Chloe Honum: "Irreversible Fetal Anomalies"
2 min
233
Joseph Millar: "Job"
2 min
234
Jake Skeets: "Loom Poem"
2 min
235
Rita Dove: "Prose in a Small Space"
4 min
236
Frances Dana Barker Gage: "Woman––The Poet"
5 min
237
Danusha Laméris: "U-Pick Orchards"
2 min
238
Mosab Abu Toha: "[You were so small in my hands]"
1 min
239
Jennifer Knox: "‘How old is Maggie?’"
2 min
240
Matthew Olzmann: "Olympus"
1 min
241
Sarah Freligh: "In this Poem, We Will Not Glori...
2 min
242
Felicia Dorothea Hemans: "Hymn of Nature"
3 min
243
Phoebe Cary: "Otway"
4 min
244
Laura Read: "Love Poem with Staples"
3 min
245
Jason Schneiderman: "A Beautiful House with a H...
4 min
246
Moira Egan: "Ghazal: Sea"
2 min
247
Susan Browne: "Becoming a Poet"
3 min
248
Diane Seuss: "In life I’m no longer capable of ...
2 min
249
Leonora Speyer: "The Story as I Understand It"
3 min
250
Emma Lazarus: "Fog"
7 min